AJ Quist Memorial Young Breeder of the Year

Johnny Machado of Turlock, CA is the 2023 AJ Quist Memorial Young Breeder of the Year.

This Holstein enthusiast was born and raised on a dairy that started in 1971 with just nine cows. Showing an interest in cattle from a young age, by the age of 15 he was juggling his high school career with day-to-day chores around the dairy. He showed dairy cattle in 4-H and FFA and was part of the 1999 FFA State Champion Dairy Judging Team and National Runner up FFA judging team. Upon graduation from high school in 2000, he choose to work full time at the dairy instead of attending college. He had a passion for breeding and genetics instantly and has placed an emphasis on improving the herd since then. He became a partner with his mother in Machado Dairy, where they carry the prefix Is-A-Bel in her honor.

Johnny is passionate about purebred cows; his herd is enrolled in the Holstein Complete Program and all animals are Basic ID’d. Any animals that are 92% or higher are registered in the herd book. The herd is DHIA tested monthly and has a BAA of 1064. Of that, 45% have been Good Plus or better on the last eight classifications. Johnny has bred 21 Excellent and 195 Very Good Holsteins as well as developed another 12 Excellent cows.

Johnny is a man of few words, but has an eye that can see cattle for generations to come according to his friends. Over the last three decades, he has purchased foundation cows for his herd that continue to be successful for him.

One such cow is Duckett Doorman Fushia-ET (EX-93), a direct daughter of two-time World Dairy Expo Supreme Champion, Harvue Roy Frosty (EX97 2E GMD). Her best record is over 25,000 lbs. milk and her first three daughters are all classified VG-87 or higher. She has calves by Parfect, Hannans and Frisco and pregnancies by Delta-Lambda, Drop Box, Summerfest, Tatoo, Harmony, Cadillac, Luster P, and Thunderstruck.

Another herd favorite is S-S-I Jacoby Bad Habit (VG-88 EX-MS). Johnny realized the potential of this heifer long before the world saw her dam, S-S-I Doc Have Not 8784-ET (EX-95), sell in an impressive $1.925 million package in June 2022. Her oldest daughter, sired by Summerfest, is +2.91T. She has pregnancies

Past Junior Breeder Award Winners

1957 Melvin George

1957 Alvin Quist

1958 Maurice & Lindsey Ketscher

1959 Wackerman Brothers

1960 Bill & Libby Clark

1961 Norman & Freda Lucas

1962 Louis Aufdermaur, Jr.

1963 Bernard Souza, Jr.

1964 Doug Maddoz

1965 Tom Nunes

1966 Art Avrit

1967 Tom Sawyer

1968 Paul Rollin

1969 Kip Herzog

1970 Louis Calcagno

1971 George Nunes

1972 Stanley Gomes

1973 Andy Hurtgen

1974 Mike Martin

1975 Vic Gouveia, Jr.

1976 Tony Bos

1977 Gilbert Teixeira

1978 Dino Ortega

1979 Joe Viera

1980 Dan Ranney

1981 Louie Jr. & Leo Durrer

1982 Ralph Grossi

1983 Bill Genasci

1984 James Quist

1985 John Honnette

1986 Frank Borba

1987 George McClelland

1988 Hank Van Exel

1989 Ken & Kathy Elliot

1990 Leo Langerwerf

1991 Dennis Areias by

Pazzel,

Delta-Lambda, Hypnotic *RC, Drop Box, Eye Candy, Tatoo, Bullseye and Hannans.

Another outstanding individual that Johnny has develope was Duckett Doorman Gena (EX-91). Purchased as a 2-year-old, her knew her potential from the moment he saw her. She is a Doorman from All-American nominee Laidlawn Sanchez Gemini (EX-96), and encapsulates the “getting better with age” mantra. Scoring VG as a 2-year-old, she was Reserve All-California Senior 3-YearOld in 2021 and was HM Intermediate Champion at the Western Spring National that same spring.

When it comes to homebred cows, Is-A-Bel Richman 4411 (EX-91) is the favorite. She has Kenosha and King Doc daughters both scored VG and numerous granddaughters. She was Supreme Champion of the Western Classic in 2021.

Machado Dairy currently milks around 1700 cows and has a RHA of 27,472 lbs. ECM. That herd average and admirable genetic statistics played a prominent role in the Machado’s herd being recognized by Holstein Association USA as a Progressive Genetic Herd in 2021. More recently, four milking Hancock daughters graced the cover of the Winter edition of the Select Sires catalog.

Johnny’s passion for cattle is overshadowed by his love for his family and helping in the community. He and his wife Maggie enjoy seeing their daughters Kenadie and Kaelyn get their calves ready for the local junior shows and teaching them all the different aspects of farm life. He is always willing to help out youth and support other west coast breeders. He houses numerous 4-H and FFA project animals at the dairy and is always willing to sell local project heifers.

Johnny is a board member for All-West Select Sires, serving on the Executive Committee, a committee member for the Western Dairy Showcase and continues to pursue success in an ever-changing California dairy industry.

Congratulations again to Johnny Machado on his outstanding achievements with the Holstein cow!

1992 Leroy Rocha

1993 Chris Hellwinkel

1994 George & Kelly Morasci

1995 Dino Migliazzo

1996 Joey Airosa

1997 Patrick Maddox

1998 Mike Mulas

1999 Joey Fernandes

2000 Chris & Agnes Sawyer

2001 Donald Rollin

2002 Tony DeMello

2003 Tony Borba

2004 Bill & Jennifer Silva

2005 Chris & Ellen Durrer

2006 Tara Davis

2007 Ryan Matheron

2008 Jon & Tami Tollenaar

2009 Robert Teixeira

2010 Lucas Deniz

2011 Jana McClelland

2012 Natalie Silva

2013 Matthew & Lauren Evangelo

2014 Stephen Mast

2015 Lindsey Nunes

2016 Manuel Silveira III

2017 Adam & Lacey Van Exel

2018 Aaron Matheron

2019 Mike Santos

2020 Vincent Migliazzo

2021 Curtis Vanden Berge

2022 Dominic Agresti-Assali

1st Lifetime Production Cow

Exhibitor: Frank & Diane Borba and Frank & Carol Borba

1st 5-Year-Old

Exhibitor: Phillip Airoso

Intermediate Champion: MS GW ATWOOD DESIRE Exhibitor: Tony Garcia & Ross Lee

Res. Intermediate Champion: RUANN DOORMAN JEAN-D-ETN Exhibitor: Stephen & Patrick Maddox

Junior Champion: FLOWER-BROOK DEL RIO-RED-ET

Exhibitor: Madison, Atlee & Henry Van Exel

Res. Junior Champion: LIBERTYS MASTER LUCIOUS Exhibitor: Joseph Airoso & Henry Van Exel